New Hands On Learning For Kinston Students

School officials were showing off the new state of the art STEM lab at Contentnea-Savannah K through 8 school in Kinston Wednesday.

STEM stands for stands for science, technology, engineering and math. The lab was funded by Golden Leaf Foundation, Spirit Aerosystems, DEPS Security Systems and STEM East -- and aims to prepare children for career tracks into community college -- and ultimately the workforce.

Mark Sorrells is the Senior Vice President at Golden Leaf Foundation and says, "We know that kids in the middle school--that's where they begin to make choices about the course of study that they take -- they either check in or check out of school -- we felt it very important to begin to get kids in rural communities in STEM classes -- hands on project based learning that they would see themselves being successful in science and math.

STEM East Executive Director Steve Hill, who played a role in getting the lab into Contentnea-Savannah, says local businesses have two choices when it comes to education: get involved or complain about it. Hill says many business leaders in the STEM East Region have opted to get involved.

Online Public Information File

Viewers with disabilities can get assistance accessing this station's FCC Public Inspection File by contacting the station with the information listed below. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, 888-835-5322 (TTY), or fccinfo@fcc.gov.